A depiction of class conflicts in Germany between 1918 and 1945. The Spartacist Erwin is shot by officers in 1918, and his pregant working-class bride Marie begins a new relationship with social democrat Geschke. Erwin's son Hans grows up to be a communist like his father, leading to bitter hatred between him and his Nazi step-brother, while Geschke becomes increasingly resigned to the political situation in Germany. The three aristocratic officers who shot Erwin many years ago meet again during the Kapp Putsch, but their support for the Third Reich eventually leads each to their deaths.
Joachim Kunert
Director, Writer
Gerhard Helwig
Writer
Günter Haubold
Writer
Ree von Dahlen
Writer
Christa Wolf
Writer

Barbara Dittus
Marie

Klaus Piontek
Martin

Peter Borgelt
Triebel
Monika Gabriel
Elisabeth

Günter Wolf
Geschke
Klaus-Peter Pleßow

Dieter Wien

Alfred Struwe
Kurt Kachlicki
Salomé62%
Paula63%
La joven69%
Deutschstunde66%
Farming62%
Irgendwann werden wir uns alles erzählen58%
Charm City Kings78%
Girl in the Box67%
Brotherly Love70%
Skin64%
Eleanor the Great68%
Goodbye June65%
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl72%
Bastard Out of Carolina71%
Kisses71%
Educazione siberiana68%
Mansfield Park61%
Fast Girls60%
What Maisie Knew71%
The Hummingbird Project61%